Attempts to find the person if any behind the legend of King Arthur have been going on for a long time. By the 1980s, the search was more or less abandoned, having reached a dead-end. This work presents an investigation that broke the deadlock. Arthur emerged from it with a firmer status in history. He was also more interesting more like his legend than once appeared likely. It became possible to see better why he became the kind of figure he did. The delay in running him to earth was due to the nature of the problem he posed. Medieval authors who gave him his literary grandeur fitted him into what they claimed was Britain's history several centuries later. Not much of that history can stand up in the light of present day knowledge it is mostly legend. So historians who looked for Arthur swept the medieval matter aside and searched for him in the scanty older records. But the search was inconclusive. A convincing answer called for a different approach. This books shows that the Arthurian legend itself needs to be taken seriously and sifted for clues. If we line up the legend side by side with the facts as we know them today, the problem of Arthur's identity can be solved.

Noted Canadian author and poet Theodore Goodridge Roberts was fascinated with Sir Dinadan, perhaps the most practical of the Knights of the Round Table. Roberts expressed his affection for the character Malory dubbed "the merriest knight" through a cycle of bright and witty tales published throughout the 1950s in the popular magazine Blue Book. Toward the end of his life, Roberts created a final Dinadan adventure and set about collecting the stories into a single volume, but he died before that book saw publication Under the guidance of editor Mike Ashley, The Merriest Knight gathers for the first time all of Roberts' tales of Sir Dinadan-including the previously unpublished "Quest's End"-and several other long lost Arthurian works by this master of the stylish adventure yarn and the historical romance. Within these pages, readers will find a collection of Arthurian tales that are sometimes poignant, often humorous, and always ingenious, as well as a Camelot made fresh by the wry and often scathing eye of Sir Dinadan, who never rushes into battle without first being certain of the need to fight at all.

For more then eight centuries, poets and writers have been telling stories about King Arthur. From lost legends and scraps of history, from facts and folklore, has been fashioned one of the greatest epics in all literature, full of the world's splendours, heroic loves and spiritual quests. This anthology is a celebration of the magical and mysterious world founded on the figure of an obscure Welsh princeling, of Arthur's exploits in literature, of his far-famed knights and their ladies, of all the high trappings of romance. Here for the first time is a single volume which gives the reader an idea of the power and range of Arthurian literature from its beginnings to the present day. All the great Arthurian writers are represented,from France, Germany and England, and the text is complemented by a superb selection of full colour illustrations.

The whole subject is brought up to date- Arthurian buffs will want this book.' DAILY TELEGRAPH Who was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famous? Was he buried at Glastonbury? Richard Barber takes the story from the anonymous 8th century chronicler who first listed his battles to the novelists of the 20th century. A clear and readable account of the development of the stories about Arthur and his court from the earliest times to the present day.

Who was Arthur really? A fifth-century warlord turned king? A medieval hero? Or a symbol in the minds and hearts of desperate men? This text traces Arthur's evolution from the earliest records of the historical Artorius through the countless incarnations, to the idealized figure of the 1990s.

The many readers who are enthralled with the enduring legend of Camelot will be drawn to this fascinating book, which "may become the definitive work in the effort to prove the historical authenticity of King Arthur."-- UPI

The many readers who are enthralled with the enduring legend of Camelot will be drawn to this fascinating book, which "may become the definitive work in the effort to prove the historical authenticity of King Arthur."-- UPI

An illustrated compendium of Arthurian legend draws on the romance masterpieces of Geoffrey of Monmouth, Chre a7tien de Troyes, and Sir Thomas Malory to recount the myths of Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. 25,000 first printing. 25,000 ad promo.

Originally published in 1905 and long unavailable in an affordable format, The Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis is a psychological reconstruction of the life of a minor character in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, showing the dark underside of the Round Table. It is a Job-like tale of the rogue knight Aglovale, son of King Pellinore, and his path toward spiritual redemption. Written in the fine slow prose of contemplation, Sir Aglovale was Clemence Housman's third and final novel. It is also her finest achievement, a work of such impact that famed mystery novelist Ellis Peters called it "By far the finest work on an Arthurian theme since Malory."

Frontispiece: 'The Achieving of Sangreal', the final quest that broke up the Companionship of the Round Table: Aubrey Beardsley's frontispiece to Maory's Morte D'Arthur. Reverse of Frontispiece: From a 14th century French ms: Arthur in combat with the Emperor of Rome, and below, the wedding night of Arthur and Guinevere.

Fictional "spiritual autobiography," Arthurian fantasy, and compendium of instruction in mystical and magical practices, Looking For Arthur presents in a contemporary setting "magical realism" the entire scope of materials surrounding the legend of King Arthur. By turns reverent and impious, earnest and witty, metaphysical and lighthearted, the book is set in present-day Glastonbury amidst a hub-bub of occultists, mystics, and tourists swarming about the ruins of this ancient site of Arthurian lore. We follow the narrator as he is inducted into the living myth of King Arthur, the energies of the sacred landscape, the "secret history" of the earth, and the role of angels, gnomes, and ascended masters in the redemption of human culture, and we experience a completely unexpected side to this once and future myth.

Matthews, Caitlin; Matthews, JohnArthurian Book Of Days: The Greatest Legend in The World Retold Throughout The Year 1990 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or996744. ISBN #0026066750 / 9780026066754. (filed under: Mythology / Arthurian ) *

Matthews, Caitlin; Matthews, JohnArthurian Book Of Days: The Greatest Legend in The World Retold Throughout The Year 1990 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or996744. ISBN #0026066750 / 9780026066754. (filed under: Mythology / Arthurian ) *

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Each day tells a different story from the mythical legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, culled from manuscripts across Britain and Europe. The book is illustrated with richly-decorated medieval paintings and illuminated manuscripts.

Sir Thomas Malory's great work, Le Morte d' Arthur has been our chief source for tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Yet Malory drew on only a fraction of the vast cycles of such stories that circulated throughout the Middle Ages. The Book of Arthur offers an extensive selection of these "forgotten tales" together with an introduction detailing their origins, the traditions that gave rise to them and their place in the Arthurian cycle.

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Matthews, John (edited by)At the Table of the Grail: Magic and the Use of the Imagination Penguin Books 1991 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1117628. ISBN #0140190031 / 9780140190038. (filed under: Mythology / Arthurian ) *

The mysterious and powerful legends surrounding the Holy Grail-often identified with the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper-provide a rich literature whose origins and meanings are veiled by the distance of centuries. We have inherited a treasury of early Celtic tales interwoven with medieval romances in a tapestry of magical stories filled with symbolic and wondrous events. These stories still resonate strongly in the human soul. There is little of the vague mistiness known as "Celtic twilight" in these stories. On the contrary, they are often filled with brightness and elaborate detail that echo an ancient pre-Christian past. Here, the renown Arthurian scholar John Matthews has brought together a unique collection of texts and commentaries from the Grail literature that spans many centuries-Perceval by Chr tien de Troyes, Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, The Mass of the Sangraal by Arthur Machen, Mystic Aspects of the Graal Legend by A. E. Waite, and many more. This anthology represents a wonderful sourcebook for researching and enjoying the Grail legends and their interpretations from ancient to modern times.

Information on the basics of Arthurian myth, on Britain and the Celts under Rome and in the early Dark Ages, and the role the historical Arthur might have played in the wars against the Picts and Saxons. The book also has several rewritten versions of Arthurian legends with their origin pagan Welsh names and themes, such as the 'Beheading Game' that led to the legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and the champion Lugh Strong-Arm who inspired the myth of Sir Launcelot. Includes detailed and colorful artwork to support both the stories and the text.

Michael Morpurgo retells the timeless stories of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in this compelling modern version. It is the ultimate tale of chivalry and romance, of evil, magic, and betrayal.

Using a vibrant and rich palette that includes deep blues, brilliant purples, warm reds, and vivid yellows, renowned interpreter of Celtic art Davis presents scenes from the life of King Arthur. The great tales of the Knights of the Round Table, the Quest for the Holy Grail, Excalibur, Guinevere and Lancelot, and others are all captured in glorious images and accompanying text, providing an in-depth analysis of the spiritual nature of Celtic traditions. The combination of superb graphic imagery and intriguing commentary illustrates how the Arthurian legends remain one of the classic voyages of discovery.